Retail Operations Assistant
JOB TITLE: Retail Operations Assistant
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: Trading
HOURS: Full time (40 hours) and Part Time (24 hours) hours will be considered between Monday to Sunday
SALARY: £25,397 - £26,436 (depending on experience) for 40 hours per week Grade RA1-3, plus weekend enhancements of 30%
CLOSING DATE: 23 February 2026
INTERVIEW DATE: 12 March 2026
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trading Team. We are seeking enthusiastic Retail Operation Assistants to deliver excellent customer service.
Supported by our Shop Managers, your key responsibilities will include carrying out day to day activities relating to all operational routines in our shops, including compliance with statutory regulations relating to health & safety, hygiene, trading standards, and security of the retail premises.
This hands-on role requires a commitment to high standards and volunteer support. You will have previous experience of working in a customer service environment and have a flexible, enthusiastic approach. Previous retail experience is desirable, but full training will be provided.
This role is offered on a full time (40 hours per week) or part time basis (24 hours per week) across Monday - Sunday. The base location is Crawley, but there may be a requirement to travel across the 14 shop locations throughout Surrey and Sussex.
When you join St Catherine’s, you’ll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported and pain free. If that sounds like something you’d find fulfilling, please apply today.
Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
- 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service to 30 days + public holidays
- Option to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave
- Day off for volunteering
- Day off for moving house
- Blue Light Card
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye test vouchers
- Generous Pension – Up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension
- Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
- Life Assurance – 4x basic salary
- Pay enhancement of unsocial hours
- Flu Jabs
- Counselling Offering
- Discounted Gym
- Schwartz rounds
- Wellbeing Supervision (aka clinical supervision)
- Career pathway and progression
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Our main hospice is located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL.
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Please upload either your CV or the St Catherine’s Hospice application form where it asks you to upload your application form, there is no need to complete both. If you don’t have a CV and would like to complete our application for, this can be found here.
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If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please give us a call on 01293 447353.